Guy Edwards

I work between Monday and Wednesday. I am available for in-person sessions at Banbury Therapy Centre on Tuesday from 5.00 pm to 9.00pm

Bringing heart and humour and a rich life-experience to my practice, I offer a welcoming, non-judgmental and supportive space for you to share the concerns that have brought you to counselling. In our conversation, you can expect to find warmth and understanding, encouragement to examine and express your feelings, and clarify your thinking. I believe that you have within you the means to find healing and balance, and I aim to help you find your unique way to move forward in your life with greater freedom, energy and confidence. You may discover insight into how your past history has shaped you and find tools for changing ‘stuck’ patterns in your life.

I bring to my counselling work nearly three decades of experience of counselling people in a pastoral context through times of challenge and transition, loss and re-building. My own experience as a client in therapy over many years has given me transformative experiences of how therapy can bring much-need change at different stages of life

As someone with a strong interest in human culture, I welcome clients irrespective of cultural, ethnic or faith background, gender identity or sexuality and pay particular attention to valuing these aspects of identity and understanding how they shape your personal experience. 

My training is in Integrative Relational counselling. This means that my main focus will be on building an authentic non-judgmental relationship, in which your feelings are understood and honoured, and where it feels safe to be you. Alongside this central emphasis, I am also able to draw a range of therapeutic models, (including Gestalt, Cognitive Behavioural therapy, Psychodynamic, Existential and Mindfulness-based therapy) to create a unique approach with each client.

I offer a free 15-minute online discovery session, during which we explore your circumstances., and get a feel for how well we might work together. 

In our first full session (online or in-person), we will explore your hopes for counselling your present and past life circumstances in more detail, and come to an agreement about when our regular weekly meeting will take place, and an initial idea of how long we might work together for.